Aarhus Stift seeks a building consultant

Aarhus Diocese seeks a building consultant

Aarhus Diocese is seeking a building consultant with a start date of 1 January 2027. The position is fixed-term for 4 years and expires on 31 December 2030.

The position is a secondary occupation.

We are looking for a building consultant who understands the interplay between cultural heritage, architecture and the many facets of the Church of Denmark's building stock and who will actively contribute to the preservation and development of these buildings.

Profile

To be considered as a building consultant you must be trained as an architect MAA or have an equivalent approved degree.

Responsibilities

The tasks involve advice and guidance to parish councils, provost committees and the diocese upon request on, among other things:

· the parish priests' official residences and other buildings

· renovation and demolition of buildings

· construction of new buildings

· purchase, lease or sale of buildings and building land

· buildings’ energy performance, environmental impact and CO₂ emissions and other environmental, climate and biodiversity initiatives.

You shall as a building consultant, upon request, provide declarations in cases relating to the above areas.

You will also need to participate in the assessment of priest residences with a view to determining housing contributions. In addition you will participate in building inspections of the diocese's administration building as well as the bishop's official residence.

It is important to note that as a building consultant you may not undertake design tasks for parish councils within the diocese you are employed by, unless the diocese exceptionally approves it.

Practical

As a building consultant you act as an advisor to the church authorities according to the rules in:

· Ministry of the Church’s Regulation no. 955 of 6 October 2009 on the Church of Denmark’s consultants ,

· Ministry of the Church’s Circular no. 9779 of 6 October 2009 on the common instruction for Church of Denmark consultants

· Guidance no. 9789 of 6 October 2009 on the Church of Denmark's consultants

Remuneration

The remuneration as of 1 January 2026

· Consulting cases under § 8 in Circular no. 9779 of 6 October 2009 on the common instruction for Church of Denmark consultants: 1,236 DKK per hour.

· Declarations cases under § 7, para. 1, in Circular no. 9779 of 6 October 2009 on the common instruction for Church of Denmark consultants: 1,854 DKK per declaration.

The remuneration includes 12.5% holiday allowance, and no VAT is to be added.

The rates are adjusted annually on 1 January.

Application

Applications with attachments should be sent to Aarhus Diocese at: [email protected] .

Application deadline: Monday 16 November 2026, 12:00.

Interviews will be held on Friday 27 November 2026.

If you have questions about the position, you can call head of office Jette Margrethe Madsen at tlf.nr 87 34 51 02 or senior consultant Ulrika Guldbæk Adams at tlf.nr 23 64 63 15.